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Hezbollah spy cell in Egypt found guilty of terror plots
A court convicted 26 members of a Hezbollah spy cell guilty of plotting terror attacks in Egypt. Analysts say the Lebanese militant group crossed a political red line by using Egypt as a base to send weapons to Gaza.
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Lebanon resumes defense talks on Hezbollah's military wing
The most powerful politicians in Lebanon resumed discussions on national defense, with questions of how to rein in Shiite political party Hezbollah's powerful military wing on the table.
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What's behind renewed war jitters in Israel, Lebanon?
The saber-rattling between Israel and Lebanon – which Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman extended to Syria – has created an atmosphere similar to the one that preceded Israel's 1982 invasion.
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Israel, Hezbollah threaten war – again
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah hurled the latest warning on Friday, a month after 60 blasts at a suspected Hezbollah weapons cache in southern Lebanon heightened tensions.
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Can Lebanon's Hariri work with Hezbollah?
A Monitor reporter sits down with Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri in his mansion as he discusses the legacy of his father and a fresh push for reconciliation.
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High stakes in Lebanon's election
A win for Hezbollah and its allies Sunday would tip the region’s balance of power toward Iran.
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Lebanese leaders quiet on Spiegel's bombshell report
Two weeks before crucial June elections, rival camps have refused to react to allegations that Hezbollah was behind the polarizing Hariri assassination in 2005.
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Arabs' new favorite leader: Hugo Chávez!?!
The Venezuelan leader blew away all others as Arabs' favorite world leader in this week's University of Maryland and Zogby International's 2009 Annual Arab Public Opinion Survey.
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Egypt strikes out at Iran's expanding reach
Egyptian police have arrested 25 suspects and are hunting for another 24 in the Sinai peninsula, where officials say the Iranian-sponsored group Hezbollah was operating a covert cell.
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Israel, Hezbollah: Has deterrence worked?
As anniversary of Hezbollah commander Mughniyah's assassination looms, Israel tightens security.
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Opinion: As Islamists exploit financial crisis, Lebanon stands fast
Its economy has thrived thanks to sound fiscal policy.
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Deepening Israeli assault on Hamas divides Arab world
Israeli forces struck two United Nations schools in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing at least 34 people, as international call for an immediate cease-fire grew.
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Israeli strikes in Gaza risk political win for Hamas
The Islamist militants in Gaza may emerge as a symbol of defiance, much as Hezbollah did in its 2006 war with Israel.
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Gaza: Why Israel and Hamas are trading rocket fire
Both sides are maneuvering for another ceasefire, and Israeli troops are not likely to invade the Gaza strip, say analysts.
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Lebanon warily watches its Salafis
While the small community of adherents to strict Islam are being courted by Sunni and Shiite rivals, many worry they could bring Al Qaeda into the Lebanon conflict.
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Hezbollah's formidable weapons arsenal under fresh scrutiny
Lebanon's new government is slated to review the militant Shiite party's weapons as part of a national defense strategy once it takes office. The prisoner swap with Israel has given Hezbollah new leverage.
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Despite delays, prisoner swap leaves Hezbollah emboldened
In Lebanon, hundreds waited for five prisoners, who were treated as returning heroes.
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Shebaa Farms: key to stability?
Claimed by Lebanon and occupied by Israel, it will get new attention as the two countries' last remaining major dispute if a Hezbollah-Israeli prisoner swap is successful.
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U.S.-Iran regional power plays shift
Iran's 'axis of resistance' may seem ascendant, but new chances for peace could redefine game in US's favor.
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Lebanese Army steps into Beirut fray
Opposition Hezbollah fighters continue civil disobedience against pro-Western government.
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Hezbollah phone network spat sparks Beirut street war
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Thursday that the pro-Western government has declared 'war' on his militant group.
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Hezbollah militants regroup amid war jitters
The Lebanese Shiite group is recruiting Sunnis, training in Iran for a possible second war with Israel.
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In the Mideast, faint rays of hope
Grass-roots activists with cellphones are leading a drive for change.
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In the Mideast, faint rays of hope
Grass-roots activists with cellphones are leading a drive for change.
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Opinion: Why Lebanon hasn't slipped into civil war
Rival factions have worked hard to defuse points of conflict.
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